On the C-SPAN Networks: Mac Barnett is a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in the Library of Congress with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2025 ...

Mac Barnett's appointment was announced Monday by the Library of Congress. He will be formally inaugurated Thursday. “The way he elevates the picture book with originality and intentionality ...

For Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Medal honoree was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. During a ceremony ...

Mac Barnett’s appointment was announced Monday by the Library of Congress. He was formally inaugurated Thursday. “The way he elevates the picture book with originality and intentionality ...

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture... Are picture books undervalued? This new ...

The United States has a new ambassador, not to a country but for children's books. The Library of Congress has named Mac Barnett its national ambassador for young people's literature. So what does ...

The United States has a new ambassador, not to a country but for children's books. The Library of Congress has named Mac Barnett its national ambassador for young people's literature. So what does ...

And Mac Barnett doesn't like to think of kids as future adults. "We're never going to win the argument that you should read a book because it's good for you," he said. "This isn't why kids read." ...